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Cetaphil
Gentle Foaming Cleanser

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Dr. Barbara Sturm
Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Product category and function

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Face Cleansers	Face Cleansers
Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.	Water-based foaming and gel cleansers for the face.
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Ingredient highlights

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

No. of common ingredients = 0
Total Number of ingredients = 12	Total Number of ingredients = 18
Water, cocamidopropyl betaine, coco-glucoside, betaine, glycerin, panthenol (vitamin b5), tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e), sodium benzoate, polysorbate 20, polyquaternium-10, phenoxyethanol, citric acid 6	Water (aqua), cocamidopropyl betaine, sodium lauroyl glutamate, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citric acid, panthenol, propylene glycol, urea, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, glycerin, ethylhexylglycerin, salicylic acid, sodium hyaluronate, alcohol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, tris (tetramethylhydroxypiperidinol) citrate, pantolactone.

Notable ingredients

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Soothing: Panthenol (vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e)

Solvent: Water, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract

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Ingredients with their functions

Gentle Foaming Cleanser

Darker Skin Tones Foam Cleanser

Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Cocamidopropyl betaine

Function: Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Coco-glucoside

Also-called: Coco glucoside | Function: Surfactant/Cleansing

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.